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0Want a bicycle with an "invisible" electric motor and a top speed of 56 mph? 1277160480
Now that bikes – and walking – are becoming more popular, it's time to answer this question: How fast is too fast on a bicycle? How about a bicycle that uses an electric motor hidden inside the frame? We think the answer, whatever it is, is the same not matter which bike you're on and ...
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Engadget gets some seat time on the YikeBike folding electric two-wheeler 1271084280
When we're not dreaming about super-clean cars, we enjoy getting around town on our bikes. Who doesn't? We haven't had a chance to take the YikeBike, the 21st century version of the penny-farthing, for a spin, but the lucky punks at Engadget did, and it sounds like the crew's short hands-on time ...
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Study: 466 million electric two-wheelers by 2016 1266606540
Brammo Enertia and TTR race bike – Click above for high-res image galleryWe've certainly noticed an increase of choices in the electric bicycle, motorcycle and scooter markets over the last few years, and that's especially true in emerging markets like India and China. Many people can't ... -
VIDEO: World's Smallest Electric Bicycle 1266361560
World's Smallest Electric Bike – Click above to watch the video after the breakHere in the U.S. of A., we like everything big. The bigger the better, in fact. Somewhat paradoxically, though, it would seem that the next best thing to having the World's Largest Thingamajig is having the ... -
China not feeling the love for electric bicycles any more 1263942120
E-bikes in China – Click above to watch video after the jumpHow cool are electric bicycles? Not all that cool, according to traffic authorities in China, where the number of e-bikes climbed from 50,000 a year ago to maybe 120 million today. That's an absurd adoption rate, and there has ... -
Reinventing the (bike) wheel with the Copenhagen Wheel 1261097940
Notice anything strange about the bike in the picture? The bright red hub isn't exactly subtle, but it does hide some impressive tech. Called the Copenhagen Wheel, this is a device developed by the SENSEable City Lab at MIT that basically can turn a normal bike into a connected electric bicycle ...
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Wike Electric Sun = bike + WTF? 1245709980
Wike has been making bicycle trailers since the mid-1990s but what caught our eye recently was the electric, partially enclosed four-wheeled vehicle that the company is working on. More than an electric bike and less than a car, the Wike Electric Sun is a suitable alternative for people who belive ...
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Gruber Assist auxiliary drive turns nearly any bicycle into an ebike 1242166140
Bicycles can be a great way to reduce fuel consumption. They are efficient, relatively inexpensive, easy to store and care for and are often a fun way to score a little exercise while also getting you where you need to go. Of course, it's not always practical to pedal, which is one big reason that ...
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Instructable of the Day: 48-Volt electric bicycle 1231938180
Click above for a gallery of the EV Board TrackerElectric bicycles are becoming more and more common as people see a need to get themselves and little else from one place to another. Bicycles are an excellent way to travel in any case, and now that electric motors, controllers and batteries are ... -
Kymco to enter electric bike market with the SunnyBoy 1228945800
Kwang Yang Motor Co, better known as Kymco, is one of the very best Taiwanese scooter and motorcycle manufacturers around. Most scooter enthusiasts place Kymco right on par with such longtime Japanese manufacturers as Honda. Plus, we often get a good chuckle from the Taiwanese manufacturer's odd ...

